GP Practice Clinical Pharmacist

We are forward thinking Practice and our team works collectively with agile leadership. Our practice aims to ensure that our staff come first, by fostering good working practices that builds a resilience required for modern day primary care.

Our entire team are able to deliver not just consistently but drives towards sustainable and exceptional patient care for our 13,000-list size.

Would you like to experience being part of a strong primary GP Practice team, delivering improved access and online consultations, high achieving QOF, rated Outstanding by CQC?

Would you like to be part of a practice that has very active and national award winning Patient Participation Group involved in supporting our local clubs, school, local football club community trust and local council to help promote physical and mental well-being in our local population?

Main duties of the job The post holder is an experienced pharmacist who, acting within their professional competency, will provide clinical and pharmacological care to facilitate safe, effective, rational and cost effective prescribing. They will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients and to support the delivery of policy and procedures.

It will be necessary to have knowledge of current Primary Care contracts, e.g. The Quality and Outcomes Framework, GMS contract, PCN contract and locally commissioned ICB contracts as this is a vital element of the post.

It is envisaged that part of the role will include the mentoring of our Pharmacy Technician and Prescribing clerks.

Additionally the successful candidate will be encouraged and supported to undertake any further training required to ensure appropriate role development.

About us The Thornton Practice

Mission:

To Provide high quality medical care, including appropriate health promotion and disease prevention activity, to all patients registered at our practice

Vision

To be a high performing practice or patient experience and clinical outcomes

Values

Teamwork: Together with the team you can achieve more

Respect: Treat everyone with respect and courtesy

Quality: Engage the right people with the right enquiry

Integrity: Exhibit honesty and integrity at all times

Caring: Maintain respectful relationships with staff, patients and our communities

Job responsibilities Job title: Clinical Pharmacist

Reports to/responsible to: Partner GPs (Clinically) and Practice Business Manager (Administratively)

Professional Responsibilities:

Assist GPs to help deliver effective implementation of medicine management of patients

Contribute to the development of policies/ protocols / guidelines within the Practice.

Use of computer for monitoring, recording, recall and management of all patient information - (Practice uses EMIS Web)

Aid the Practice team with implementation of new initiatives in the delivery of medicine management services.

Formulate reports as required for the Practice Management and/or GP Partners.

Support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in conjunction with the Practice team.

Encourage the development of integrated services within primary care to include integrated Practice based teams and multidisciplinary working.

Engage in continuous professional development and promote this with other members of the team.

Recognise the opportunities for working in partnership with the Primary Health Care team.

Participate in an annual appraisal.

Clinical Administration

Medication queries and requests

Signposting

Authorising repeat prescriptions

Interpreting pathology

Signing prescription (if qualified)

Clinical Delivery

Clinical medication reviews

Polypharmacy reviews

Home visits

Care home support

Minor illness clinics

Triage

Support the Practice Nursing team with Long-term condition management / clinics

Practice Process and Performance

Best practice prescription management

QOF optimisation and prevalence finding

CQC support

Clinical audits

Education and training of staff

Prescription Management

Review, manage and implement any appropriate changes to the practice repeat prescribing policy

Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorization process by reviewing medications reaching review dates; make necessary changes as an independent prescriber in collaboration with the general practitioners

Ensure implementation of the practice high risk drug monitoring process ensuring patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests when required

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and highlighting any concerns to the GP who is the patient's usual doctor.

Work with community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medication they need post discharge

Ensure a post discharge medication care plan is in place including any dose titration or follow up tests

Medication review and Long Term Condition management

Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement clinically indicated prescribing changes as an independent prescriber, working to protocols agreed with the partnership.

Visit housebound or vulnerable patients to undertake clinical medication reviews, attending multidisciplinary team meetings as required.

To prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework and within own scope of clinical competence.

When seeing patients for medication advice, provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care.

Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.

Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.

Acute/minor illness and patient medicine queries

Manage caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within the scope of practice and limits of competence, referring to GP or healthcare colleagues where appropriate

Provide patient facing appointments and telephone support for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines

Answer all medicine related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff and other healthcare teams (e.g. Community nurses and pharmacy)

Quality improvement, training and development

Identify and act upon national and local policy and guidance that effects patient safety through the use of medicines including MRHA alerts, product withdrawal and emerging evidence from clinical trials

Work with practice teams and patients to implement NICE guidelines

Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles; ICB prescribing advisor implementing C&H prescribing guidelines

Work with ICB prescribing advisor implementing C&H prescribing guidelines

Ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicine optimization

Research, Audit and Quality:

Encourage the development of a Practice audit strategy and action plan for Primary Care. Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Contribute to the provision of equitable, high quality services for patients in the locality.

Help support the integration across primary, secondary and tertiary care services.

Maintain an interest in national research initiatives and disseminate appropriate information to health professionals if asked to do so.

Ensure all care is evidence based using up to date validated literature.

Contribute to research and development programmes where required to improve clinical practice.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team s performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members, attend Practice meetings and contribute as necessary.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognise people needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate

Confidentiality

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